Our picks of dog beds
Dog beds and blankets we would buy: foam for older dogs, donuts for curlers, flat mattresses for crates and the fleece that lives in the car boot.
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Our picks of dog beds
Size, shape, filling and how the thing washes. Those four decide whether a dog bed gets slept on every night and how long it keeps its shape.
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Donut or mattress
A donut dog bed suits a dog that curls and a flat mattress suits one that sprawls, so match the shape to how your dog sleeps.
Orthopaedic or plain cushion
An orthopaedic dog bed earns its keep on an older or heavier dog, while a plain cushion suits a young, light one.
Crate mattress or a bed
A flat crate mattress uses every centimetre of a crate, and a bolstered dog bed suits the room your dog chooses in the evening.
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If your dog is slow to settle at night, look at feeding times as well as the bed. A steady evening routine does as much as the mattress.
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Donut or mattress
A donut dog bed suits a dog that curls and a flat mattress suits one that sprawls, so match the shape to how your dog sleeps.
Comparison
Orthopaedic or plain cushion
An orthopaedic dog bed earns its keep on an older or heavier dog, while a plain cushion suits a young, light one.
Comparison
Crate mattress or a bed
A flat crate mattress uses every centimetre of a crate, and a bolstered dog bed suits the room your dog chooses in the evening.
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Our picks of dog beds
Dog beds and blankets we would buy, from a foam base for an older dog to the fleece that lives in the car.
How to choose a dog bed
What size?
Measure your dog stretched out, nose to tail, and add room to turn round. Buying to the measurements on the label is what gets you the right size first time.
Beds for large dogsDoes my dog curl or sprawl?
Watch how they sleep now. A dog that curls is happy in a donut. A dog that sprawls wants a flat mattress with room for all four legs.
Donut or mattressIs orthopaedic worth it?
For an older or heavier dog, foam is worth it, because it holds its shape where fibre filling settles. A young, light dog is just as happy on a good cushion.
Orthopaedic or plainWashing it
A removable cover is quick week to week. A whole bed that machine washes is the one you want when a puppy has an accident at three in the morning.
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